And in the morning they woke up I read what they write about crypto and hackers Binance reports a hack of 6.3 billion dollars, perhaps the largest in the history of cryptocurrencies This may become the largest event in the history of the industry - with far-reaching consequences According to the largest crypto exchange in the world, with the help of partners in the blockchain network, it was possible to freeze assets worth about 3 billion dollars. The fate of the remaining $3.3 billion is still unclear, as is the final financial damage and the amount of money that can be returned. The company also did not specify when exactly the normal activity will be restored. Binance co-founder Yi He has promised that the company will cover all losses resulting from the attack through Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) and other corporate funds. This reserve, which consists entirely of Bitcoin, is designed to protect customers from losses arising from security incidents. According to initial results of the investigation, hackers could gain access to the system using a compromised laptop belonging to a Binance DevOps engineer. According to the company, the hack allowed the attacker to penetrate the service container and initiate unauthorized transactions to withdraw funds. The company promised to publish a full technical report and an update on the approval of the reserves after the completion of the investigation. Potential to Document Cryptocurrency Theft Blockchain analytics firm Arkham has reported that based on transaction data, an unknown attacker withdrew billions from the Binance platform!!! dollars. Last year, hackers "only" stole $2.9 billion worth of cryptocurrency in nearly 150 attacks.